Organ Donation Awareness

Its an issue that's truly a matter of life and death. This week is a week to raise awareness about the need for organ and tissue donation. And, to help raise that awareness, we hear from a New Waterford woman and her experience with organ donation. (runs

Information Morning - Cape BretonLarissa Koniuk - Bicycle OperaJul 31, 2015 | 7:45During the summer you're bound to see cyclists on the roads around Cape Breton...but how many of them will be hauling a cello behind them, some props, lighting? Well a couple of them will be; the Bicycle Opera is touring Nova Scotia this summer.

Information Morning - Cape BretonGeoff MacLellan - A Toll Bridge at Englishtown?Jul 27, 2015 | 4:34The Provincial Government is going to put out a request for proposals for a feasibility study on a possible toll bridge at Englishtown and Little Narrows. People now use a cable ferry to get across St Anne's Bay and St Patrick's Channel.

Information Morning - Cape BretonJennifer Ludlow - The Summer PeopleJul 29, 2015 | 7:40The Port Morien Summer People are back! For years the people of Port Morien have been making dolls, creatures, and scenes to display on their lawns. The Summer People Festival use to be an annual event but the people have been missing the last few years.

Information Morning - Cape BretonChristine Porter, "Ron, and Dr. Monika Dutt - Hep. C PanelJul 27, 2015 | 16:56Cape Breton has more than double the provincial rate of Hepatitis C according to 2013 statistics. Thirty per cent of those cases are among people younger than 25 with the highest rates of the disease in Cape Breton are among injection drug users.

Information Morning - Cape BretonKevin Barrett - Beinn Bhreagh HeritageJul 30, 2015 | 5:11The much loved summer home of Alexander and Mabel Bell on the shores of the Bras D'or in Baddeck was always a special place for the famous couple and their family and today it will receive provincial heritage designation.

Information Morning - Cape BretonMarjorie Davison - Nova Scotia's New Apprenticeship AgencyJul 29, 2015 | 8:23It's been just over a year since Nova Scotia's new Apprenticeship Agency was established. And yesterday Premier Stephen McNeil was touting the success of the department, especially for young people in Nova Scotia.

Information Morning - Cape BretonArtist At The LouvreJul 22, 2015 | 6:55In league with the masters, meet an artist from Inverness County who just had her work displayed at The Louvre in Paris. Rochelle MacQuarrie tells us of her experience at the world famous museum and how she got there. (runs 6:55 July 22, 2015)

Information Morning - Cape BretonPainting Over ProblemsApr 10, 2014 | 6:49Hear about a project where artists were enlisted to help turn around a derelict part of a city, as we speak with another of the presenters at the upcoming "Growing A Creative Economy" conference in Sydney.

Information Morning - Cape BretonJim St. Clair - InconstantJul 29, 2015 | 8:10The island of Boularderie, Cape Breton, and Wellington, New Zealand have an enduring connection. A ship built at Old Cove at the end of St. James Rd. It was built by shipbuilder George Old and crew in 1848, and survives in part in Wellington.

Information Morning - Cape BretonThe Faces of AddictionJun 1, 2015 | 9:24Dave Sawler is the director of a new film, "The Faces of Addiction". He shares his thoughts about drug use and addiction on our Island, and we hear from Debbie Keating, a mother featured in the film, her son Vince died last year. (runs 9:24 June 01, 2015